Bell 206L-3 N6603X
1 February 1999 · West Delta 105B · No injuries
Summary
On 1 February 1999 at about 16:56 local time, a Bell 206L-3 registered N6603X was involved in an accident near West Delta 105B. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Delta 105B
- Nearest airport
- West Delta 105B Heliport (NONE)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L-3
- Registration
- N6603X
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- South Pass 25 → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW99LA077
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the oil platform's windsock on final approach to landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The helicopter's tail rotor made contact with the offshore platform's windsock during final approach to landing. The pilot heard a buzzing sound followed by a right yaw. He then executed a hovering autorotation to the platform. Inspection of the windsock support frame showed signs of tail rotor impact damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 1999 | Bell 206L | Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1999 | Bell 206L-1 | Quetzaltenango, Guatemala | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Oct 1999 | Bell 206B | Apache Junction, Arizona, United States | Arizona Heliservices Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1999 | Bell 206B | Cottage Grove, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Oct 1999 | Bell 206-L4 | Santa Clarita, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1999 | Bell 206B | Juneau, Alaska, United States | ERA Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |